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Mam/wire 5h Lm United States Patent M 3,258,939 METHOD OF KNITTING FINGER TIPS FOR KNIT GLOVES Masahiro Shima, 20 S-chome Higashinaga-machi, Wakayama, Japan Filed Sept. 13, 1963, Ser. No. 308,860 3 Claims. (Cl. 66-174) The object of the present invention is to provide the method of knitting the finger tip of a knit glove that has a shape which satisfactorily fits the finger tip of the wearer in a becoming style without reducing his sense of touch in the least. According to the invention, a trapezoid or a trapezoidal portion is first formed by knitting the required courses of stitches and gradually reducing the number of stitches in the courses as the courses are knit upwardly from the initial course of stitches, and the wale is formed by knitting radially from the periphery of the portion on all sides of the said portion, excepting from the edge formed by the initial course of stitches that make up the base of the said trapezoidal portion. The end loops of the respective wales and the loops on the lower part of the initial course of stitches will form a peripheral course of stitches from which the circular knitting forming the finger proper can be commenced.

For a more detailed description of the invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of courses of stitches illustrating a finger tip of a glove knitted by the knitting method according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 of a modified form of finger tip;

FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 1 of another modified form of finger tip; and

FIGS. 4-6 are elevation views of a glove and finger portions thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1, an initial course 11 of stitches is first knit and to this course 11 is knit another course 12 having the same number of stitches. The stitch a at the right-hand end of the course 12 is then knit together with the stitch at the right-hand end of the course 11 so as to double up the knitting yarn and, starting from the second stitch from the right-hand end of the course 12, a course 13 is knit to the left, which course is reduced in length by one stitch as compared to courses 11 and 12. The stitch b on the left-hand end of course 13 is knit together with the stitch at the left-hand end of the course 12 so as to double up the knitting yarn and, from the second stitch from the left-hand end of the course 13, a course 14 is knit to the right. Courses 15-18 are knit back and forth in this fashion dropping a stitch on each course until the course 18 having only a few stitches, e.g. four, is knit to the right along the stitches of the course 17. The course 18 is then knit further to the right to knit a stitch together with the stitch e at the right hand end of the course 16, and another stitch is knit upwards through the last stitch on the end of course 18 to start a course 19, which is knit to the left together with the stitches of course 18. The stitch at the left-hand end of the course 19 is knit together with the stitch at the left-hand end of the course 17 in order to form the last stitch in course 19, and another stitch is knit upwardly through said last stitch to form the first stitch of the course 20. The course 20 is then knit together with the course 19 being knit to the right, at the end of which a wale A that extends outwardly from the said stitch e is formed. After the stitch in course 20 is knit in the wale A, the knitting yarn is knit through the stitch c at the right-hand end of the course 14 in order to form one stitch, through which the said yarn is knit to form another stitch upwards to start a wale C, and to form 3,258,939 Patented July 5, 1966 the first stitch of the course 21. The courses 21-24 are knit back and forth in this fashion, picking up stitches each time at the ends of the courses, and increasing the lengths of the wales A-F. At the end of course 24, the yarn is further knit to the right into the downwardly extending portions of the stitches of the course 11 in order to start knitting the course 25. At the end of course 11, course 24 is knit to the ends of wales E, F and B, and so on around the course 24.

Circular knitting will then be carried out to knit the cylindrical finger portion 2 of the gloves, as shown in FIGS. 4-6.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG- URE 2, there is first knit an initial course 29, upon which is knit a course 30, the right-hand end of which is knit into the first stitch g of the course 29 without forming a stitch so as to reduce the length of course 30 by one stitch. Then the course 31 is knit, the left-hand end of which is likewise knit into the first stitch h of the course 30 without forming a stitch so as to reduce the length of course 31 by one stitch. Courses 32-35 are knit in a similar fashion, dropping a stitch from each course, until the course 35, which has the smallest number of stitches, is knit, so that a trapezoidal portion is formed. A course 36 is then knit toward the right along course 35, and the right-hand end is knit to the end stitch k of the course 33, and a stitch is knitted through the end stitch of course 36 to start the wale G and the course 37. Course 37 is then knit to the left along course 36 and the end stitch of course 36 is knit to the end stitch l on the lefthand end of the course 34, and a stitch is knitted through the end stitch of course 37 to start the wale H. The courses 3842 are similarly knit, picking up a stitch at the end of each course by knitting a stitch through the end stitches i, j, g and h of courses 31, 32 and 29, 30 respectively and starting wales I, J, K and L respectively. When the course 42 has been knit to wale K, it is then knit along the downwardly projecting loops of course 29, and circular knitting is then continued to produce the required length of the finger portion of the gloves.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, an initial course 51 is first knit and a course 52 is knit to the stitches projecting upwardly from beginning at the third stitch m from one end of the course 51 and the end stitch of the course 52 is knit to the first stitch of the course 51. A next higher course 53 is then knit beginning at thethird stitch from the end of the course 52, and the next to last stitch of the course 53 is knit to the first stitch of the course 52. The last stitch in course 53 is then knit to the next to last stitch from the end of the course 51 so as to form a stitch o in the same row as the course 52, but adjacent the first stitch of the course 52. The course 54 is knit beginning at the second stitch p from the end of the course 53 and, after the next to last stitch is knit to the first stitch of the course 53, the last stitch of course 54 is knit to the next to last stitch of the course 52 so as to from the stitch q. The courses 63-66 are similarly adjacent the first stitch of the course 53. The course 55 is then knit beginning at the second stitch r from the end of the course 54 and, after the next to last stitch is knit to the first stitch of the course, the last stitch of the course 55 is knit to the end stitch of the course 53 so as to form the stitch s in the same row as the course 54, but adjacent the first stitch of the course 54. The course 56 is then knit beginning at the second stitch i from the end of the course 55 and the last stitch in course 56 is knit to the first stitch of the course 55 so as to form the stitch u in the same row as the course 55, but adjacent the first stitch of the course 55. The course 57 then knit beginning at the second stitch v from the end of the course 56 to complete formation of trapezoidal portion 58 and the end stitch w 3 of the course 57 is knit to the first stitch of the course 56. Then in the same row as the course 56, but adjacent the first stitch of the said course a stitch is knit to the stitch w, from which the course 59 is knit along the stitches of course 57 and being knit through the stitch on the end of the course 56. After starting a wale M by knitting a stitch to the end stitch of the course 59, the knitting yarn reverses its course and is knitted to the stitches of course 59 and the stitch s on the end of course 54 and a second stitch is knit thereto to start .the wale N. The knitting yarn is then knit to form the course 60 and thetlast stitch of course 60 is knit to the stitch u on the end of course 55 and a second stitch is knit therethrough to start the wale O. A course 61 is knit along the stitches of course 60 and the Wale P is started from the last stitch in course 61 and the stitch 0. Course 62 is knit along the stitches of course 61 and the last stitch starts the wale Q which extends from the stitch q. The courses 63-66 are similarly formed, the end stitches thereof forming the Wales R and S together with the end stitches in courses 51 and 52.

Course 67 is knit to the stitches of initial course 51 and the stitches of course 66 and the circular knitting is continued to complete the finger portion of the gloves.

According to the present invention, as described in the above examples, a group of stitches in the form of a trapezoid or a like shape is first knit and the wales are formed from the periphery of the said group of stitches, whereby the caplike finger tip portion is formed, and then from the said finger tip portion the circular knitting is carried out, so that the finger portion that fits the finger tip of the wearer well and in good style can be easily made.

While preferred embodiments have been described in detail above, it will be understood that numerous modifications might be resorted to without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. A method of knitting the fingertip portion of a finger on a knit glove, comprising the steps of knitting yarn into a first course, knitting successively shorter courses to said first course on only one side of said first course, each of said successively shorter courses having at least one less stitch than the preceding course and at least one open stitch being left on each course at one end thereof, Whereby a trapezoidal knit fingertip portion is formed, knitting yarn from one end of the last of said successively shorter courses through the open stitch at the end of the preceding course closest to said last course which has an open stitch on the end thereof to form a firs-t wale stitch, knitting a second wale stitch through said first wale stitch to start a longer course, knitting a plurality of successively longer courses, the first longer course being knitted along the stitches of the last of said successively shorter courses and each of the remainder of the successively longer courses being knit on the next preceding longer course, the end stitches of said successively longer courses being knit through the open stitches at the ends of the respective successively shorter courses to form first widening wale stitches, second widening wale stitches being knit through each of the first widening wale stitches to form the first stitch of the next successively longer course, and continuing the knitting of the last of said successively longer courses through the stitches on the opposite side of said first course to form a circular course, whereby further circular courses can be knit to said circular course .to form the cylindrical portion of the finger of the glove.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1 in which a single stitch is dropped from each of said successively shorter courses to leave the open stitch on the preceding course.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1 in which two stitches are dropped from each of said successively shorter courses to leave two open stitches on each preceding course, and one stitch is knitted through the open stitch next to the end open stitch from the next successively shorter course, thereby leaving only the one open stitch.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 6/1918 Williams 66-187 7/1921 Bosworth 66-474 MERVIN STEIN, Primary Examiner.

P. C. FAW, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A METHOD OF KNITTING THE FINGERTIP PORTION OF A FINGER ON A KNIT GLOVE, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF KNITTING YARN INTO A FIRST COURSE, KNITTING SUCCESSIVELY SHORTER COURSES TO SAID FIRST COURSE ON ONLY ONE SIDE OF SAID FIRST COURSE, EACH OF SAID SUCCESSIVELY SHORTER COURSES HAVING AT LEAST ONE LESS STITCH THAN THE PRECEDING COURSE AND AT LEAST ONE OPEN STITCH BEING LEFT ON EACH COURSE AT ONE END THEREOF, WHEREBY A TRAPEZOIDAL KNIT FINGERTIP PORTION IS FORMED, KNITTING YARN FROM ONE END OF THE LAST OF SAID SUCCESSIVELY SHORTER COURSES THROUGH THE OPEN STITCH AT THE END OF THE PRECEDING COURSE CLOSEST TO SAID LAST COURSE WHICH HAS AN OPEN STITCH ON THE END THEREOF TO FORM A FIRST WALE STITCH, KNITTING A SECOND WALE STITCH THROUGH SAID FIRST WALE STITCH TO START A LONGER COURSE, KNITTING A PLURALITY OF SUCCESSIVELY LONGER COURSES, THE FIRST LONGER COURSE BEING KNITTED ALONG THE STITCHES OF THE LAST OF SAID SUCCESSIVELY SHORTER COURSES AND EACH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SUCCESSIVELY LONGER COURSES BEING KNIT ON THE NEXT PRECEDING LONGER COURSE, THE END STITCHES OF SAID SUCCESSIVELY LONGER COURSES BEING KNIT THROUGH THE OPEN SITCHES AT THE ENDS OF THE RESPECTIVE SUCCESSIVELY SHORTER COURSES TO FORM FIRST WIDENING WALE STITCHES, SECOND WIDENING WALE STITCHES BEING KNIT THROUGH EACH OF THE FIRST WIDENING WALE STITCHES TO FORM THE FIRST STITCH OF THE NEXT SUCCESSIVELY LONGER COURSE, AND CONTINUING THE KNITTING OF THE LAST OF SAID SUCCESSIVELY LONGER COURSES THROUGH THE STITCHES ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID FIRST COURSE TO FORM A CIRCULAR COURSE, WHEREBY FURTHER CIRCULAR COURSES CAN BE KNIT TO SAID CIRCULAR COURSE TO FORM THE CYLINDRICAL PORTION OF THE FINGER OF THE GLOVE. 